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Where else could you
have gone in the world to see Domain King Rick
Schwartz, the legendary Mike Mann, trail
blazing super brokers Ari Goldberger and
Larry Fischer (with Ari also world renowned as
one of the Three Amigos - a trio of
groundbreaking domain attorneys that included John
Berryhill and the late
great
Howard Neu) and visionary investor Chad
Folkening - all at one intimate gathering
at a local bar! Then add in some of the brightest
lights from the second wave of extraordinary talent
that has risen to the top of the industry over the
past 15 years or so.
Above
& Below: The 2024 South Florida Domainers
meeting getting underway Wednesday night, March 6,
at the Sistrunk in Fort Lauderdale, a
comfortable, centrally located spot with plenty of
room to stretch out and enjoy catching up with some
of the best people in the business (and there was no
charge to attend)! The is the same venue where the
group emerged from the Covid shutdown for a 2023
meeting that left them, and those who
missed it, eagerly awaiting this year's reunion.
Attendance doubled as a result.
Above
(left to right): Eddie Sixto, Rick
Schwartz and broker Tracy Fogarty. After
the SFD group had grown relatively dormant for a few
years, a situation compounded by the global
pandemic, Eddie led a group of original members who
decided it was time to get the band back together. Below:
(left to right): Mike Mann and Marc Mojica
(who came all the way from Michigan for the event)
re-connect with Eddie.
Above
(left to right): Jason Greenwald, Stu
Maloff and Ehren Schaiberger.
Stu and Ehren were among those who pitched in to
bring regular SFD meetings back. The plan is to hold
one annual meeting and, possibly, put
together a spontaneous meeting from time to
time. Knowing only one a year is assured adds some
urgency to making sure you don't miss it when
the
annual get together is held. Below:
Two of the true OGs in the domain investing world
(and great guys to boot), Larry Fischer (at
left) and Chad Folkening, comparing notes
last Wednesday night.
Above
(left to right): Combining .com and camaraderie
- Allen Threadgill, Jason Greenwald,
Elliot Edelman, Howard Fellman
and Eddie Sixto at the Sistrunk. Below
(left to right): The trio at front left includes Jason
Greenwald, Ari Goldberger and Mike
Mann. The quintet standing at back and to
their right includes Mark Albers, Eddie
Sixto, Marc Mojica, Jeremy
Kayne and Dante DeAngelis.
Above
(left to right): Multiple Conversations were
constantly underway throughout the venue. Here
broker Mark Daniel (DomainHoldings.com)
paused for a photo while having one with Ehren Schaiberger
and Eddie Sixto Below
(left to right): Larry Fischer, .ART Registry
CMO Jeff Sass and Ehren Schaiberger
chatting with Jason Greenwald.
Above:
Standing left to right are Allen Threadgill, Rick
Waters, Scott Ross, John
Mauriello and Eddie Sixto while
Dante DeAngelis (at center) holds the
seat of honor.
Above: The event
officially ran from 7:30 to 10pm but, as was the
case last year, it went into overtime out in
the parking lot where the last men remained
standing until well past midnight! Left to
right are Marc Mojica, Ehren Schaiberger,
Rick Waters, Adam Maysonet, Sam
Nihalani and Eddie Sixto. In
may sound far fetched, but given the enthusiasm of
these South Florida Domainers, I wouldn't be
surprised to find them still out in the
parking lot in 2025 waiting for the Sistruink
to open for next year's meeting! (A
big thank you to Eddie Sixto who provided the photos
for this article).
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